Commonwealth v. Moss

Opinion by

Ross, J.,

James Moss was indicted for the crimes of assault and battery, aggravated assault and battery, assault and battery with intent to ravish, and rape at No. 15 April Sessions, 1952. A second indictment at No. 323 April Sessions, 1952 charged him with adultery. Jury trial was had on both indictments on May 9, 1952.

The prosecutrix, a child 15 years of age, testified that on September 24, 1951 the defendant was parked on 37th Street in Philadelphia. She stated that de fendant, whom she had known for about a month, called her over to his car and “asked me to come and keep…